Centerpoint Medical Center —part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City’s leading healthcare provider—announced today that it is a recipient of the Healthgrades 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award™, a designation that recognizes superior performance of hospitals that have prevented the occurrence of serious, potentially avoidable complications for patients during hospital stays. The distinction places Centerpoint Medical Center among the top 10 percent of all short-term acute care hospitals reporting patient safety data for its excellent performance as evaluated by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.

During the 2014 to 2016 study period, Healthgrades found that patients treated in hospitals receiving the Patient Safety Excellence Award were, on average:

55.6 percent less likely to experience an accidental cut, puncture, perforation or hemorrhage during medical care, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals

52.4 percent less likely to experience a collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals

62.8 percent less likely to experience catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired at the hospital, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals

54.3 percent less likely to experience pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals

During the study period (2014 to 2016), Healthgrades 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient hospitals demonstrated excellent performance in safety provided for patients in the Medicare population, as measured by objective outcomes (risk-adjusted patient safety indicator rates) for 13 patient safety indicators defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

If all hospitals achieved the average performance of award recipients for each of the 13 Patient Safety Indicators evaluated, during the 2014 to 2016 study period, 126,342 patient safety events could have been avoided.

“It is truly an honor to receive these accolades from Healthgrades and to be recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation for patient safety,” says Centerpoint Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Bret Kolman, FACHE. “We continually invest in and strive to provide best-in-class quality and clinical excellence for our patients. I am extremely grateful for our outstanding team of clinicians and staff that is deeply committed to delivering high-quality care to residents in the community, day in and day out. It is a privilege for us to serve patients and their families during their greatest time of need.”

Through diligence and foresight focused intently on the patient, Centerpoint Medical Center continues to put the processes and practices in place to continuously monitor and improve patient quality, focusing on the best outcomes for patients, and to make the necessary investments to ensure industry best practices are implemented throughout the hospital.

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